Piper PA-28 N56775

Summary

On 23 September 2004 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N56775 was involved in an accident near Deer Harbor, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 September 2004 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Deer Harbor, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Crane Island (NONE)

Coordinates

48.5975, -122.9975

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N56775

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lopez Island → Deer Harbor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA04CA193

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to perform remedial action during the landing sequence. A factor contributing to the accident was the wet runway surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After making two low passes over the runway, the pilot landed on the third approach. During the rollout the brakes had little effect in slowing the aircraft, which subsequently overran the southeast end of the airstrip, rolling down an embankment before coming to rest upright. A post accident inspection of the 1,500 foot grass airstrip revealed that it had been mowed very short and was very wet. The airplane had sustained substantial damage to its right wing, firewall and engine mounts. The pilot stated that he hadn't experienced any mechanical difficulties or malfunctions with the airplane that contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.